Apple’s Web App Directory Showcases Top IPhone Sites

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Apple’s Web App Directory Showcases Top IPhone Sites

The rumors were true, Apple has launched a directory of web applications for the iPhone. There's currently over two hundred apps listed, which is far more than we were aware of, and while they may not be the native applications iPhone users crave, Apple's new listing is a nice resource for adding some more functionality to your iPhone.

The top apps listed are ones that most readers are probably already aware of — Facebook, Typepad, Digg, etc — but there are some hidden gems as well. Ultralingua mobile is nice site for travelers looking to translate text, but watch out for outrageous charges from AT&T if you use it abroad.

Other standout apps we weren't aware of include reQall, a voice memo utility and Converter, a unit converter that works with some 70 measuring units in 9 different categories.

However, a number of our favorite apps still don't have listings — Jaiku, Jajah and TaDaList are all conspicuously absent. Hopefully the developers will add their listings in the near future.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the listings is that there's very little about these apps that are iPhone-specific, most of the sites listed will work on any mobile browser (perhaps not quite as well, but they should work).

The only problem is that none of these sites have the kind of one-touch access that native iPhone applications enjoy. We've really got nothing against the web as a platform for the iPhone, but without easy access, Apple's new directory is just a list of bookmarks.